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Stephen Ledbetter

When and why did you start training for fighting? I worked with a guy who was a professional mixed martial artist. I watched some of his videos one day at work and was hooked. I was looking for some kind of competitive outlet anyway, since I hadn’t wrestled in competition in a while. I had my first training session about three years ago and I completely fell in love with the sport.

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